The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears will head out to take on the Notre Dame Spartans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Mahanoy Area and 16 for Notre Dame dating back to last season.
Mahanoy Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Schuylkill Haven on Thursday, falling 18-4.
Mahanoy Area saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Donovan Herman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame lost 12-2 to Pocono Mountain West on Thursday.
Daniel Bordas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Mahanoy Area, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Mahanoy Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mahanoy Area since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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